Author Archive - Jean-Pierre A. Laporte B.A., M.A., J.D. (of the Bar of Ontario)

Jean-Pierre is by training a pension lawyer specializing in employee benefits and retirement plans. Until July 2012 he practiced out of the Toronto office of Bennett Jones LLP, a leading Canadian business law firm. He was then appointed Chief Executive Officer of INTEGRIS Pension Management Corp., a provider of pension plans to incorporated professionals and small business owners. Read more.

RRSP: Should professionals use it to save?

March 1, 2017 Jean-Pierre A. Laporte B.A., M.A., J.D. (of the Bar of Ontario) Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

Unlike most Canadians who are not operating a business, many professionals have more options to them when it comes to retirement savings. The average Canadians employed by companies in the private sector will typically use the Registered Retirement Savings Plan or the Tax–Free Savings Account. The lucky few work for organizations that sponsor a registered pension plan, but their numbers seem to be declining every year as a percentage of the workforce not working in para–public employment.

employment law, GIS, Guaranteed Income Supplement, income in retirement, Income Tax Act, OAS, old age security, pension plans, pension rules, personal pension plans, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RRSP, savings, savings plans, tax–assisted savings plans, tax–deductible contribution, Tax–Free Savings Account, TFSA